Gilhams Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gilhams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilhams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gilhams Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gilhams Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gilhams is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilhams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Gilhams occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Gilhams reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Gilhams is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 69 percent are found and Michigan, where 31 percent are found.

Gilhams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilhams has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilhams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gilhams surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Gilhams earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gillhams931/
Ilhams925/
Gilams920/
Gillams8624/
Giliams8620/
Gilhans860/
Ilams834/
Gilliams80350/
Guiliams8025/
Gilyamse8018/
Elhams7722/
Islams7718/
Silams771/
Illams771/
Zilams771/
Gilans771/
Iliams770/
Gailliams750/
Elhamss71204/
Illiams71157/
Gailans71120/
Uilyams71109/
Gilians715/
Elhamse714/
Gullams713/
Islamsh712/
Uiliams712/
Islamss711/
Hillams710/
Helhams710/
Gielians6787/
Elams6739/
Gulliams6725/
Iloms6717/
Eilliams6716/
Uillyams679/
Ailliams675/
Gillioms673/
Uilliams673/
Iolliams671/
Hilliams670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gilhams
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis